Immunolocalization of a voltage-gated calcium channel β subunit in the tentacles and cnidocytes of the Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis

• Published in: The Biological bulletin (Lancaster) Vol. 227; no. 3; p. 252
• Main Authors: Bouchard, Christelle, Anderson, Peter A V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Animal Structures - metabolism; Animals; Blotting, Western; Calcium Channels - metabolism; Hydrozoa - cytology; Hydrozoa - physiology

This study investigated the localization of a voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) β subunit in the tentacles and cnidocytes of the Portuguese man-of-war using confocal immunocytochemistry. An antibody specific to the Ca(2+) channel β subunit of the Portuguese-man-of-war (PpCaVβ) was generated, and...